Sunday 17 February 2013

Fantastic Day in LDV

Had a great day birding round the Lower Derwent Valley with Lewis (off the RSPB Scotland) today.  Highlights included:

North Duffield/Bubwith/Aughton Area:

  • Barnacle Goose (3 flocks: 11, 53 and 15)
  • Bewick's Swan (2)
  • Whooper Swan (80+)
  • Greater Scaup (1 drake) - pics below
  • Egyptian Goose (2)
  • Black-tailed Godwit (2)
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker (3 males drumming)
  • Skylark - lots singing
  • Sparrowhawk (3)
  • Curlew (11+)
  • Dunlin (200+)
  • Lapwing (c2000)
  • Golden Plover (600+)
  • Great Crested Grebe (1)
  • Little Grebe (2)
  • Marsh Tit (2)
Thorganby/Wheldrake Area:
  • Glaucous Gulls (2 1st winters)
  • Greater Scaup (1 drake)
  • Barn Owl (2) - pics below
  • Peregrine (1 adult male)
  • Black-tailed Godwit (2) - same 2 as at North Duffield Ings???
  • Curlew (26)
  • Lawing (c1500)
Plenty of other 'nice' birds around: Bullfinch, Yellowhammer, Siskin, Lesser Redpoll, Tree Sparrow, Grey Partridge etc etc...

Barn Owl © Andy Walker 2013

Barn Owl © Andy Walker 2013

Barn Owl © Andy Walker 2013

Barnacle Goose (flock of 53)

Barnacle Goose (part of the flock)

Scaup (Phone-scoped)

Lewis enjoying the Bewick's Swan

Me at Castle Howard at dusk (photo Lewis Davies)

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